Cost of living comparison
Malabo is 93.7% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Malabo instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
$1.48
FCFA922
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
pay 95.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Malabo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
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